just like those demigods are fightersSure, but look at what they are: Wizard, Wizard, Wizard, ??? no clue, Wizard...
just like those demigods are fightersSure, but look at what they are: Wizard, Wizard, Wizard, ??? no clue, Wizard...
yup myths of magic men don't have them daily or even weekly throwing spells that take out an army.Circe literally had to poison someone to polymorph them now if you have to use subterfuge to get your spell to go off sometime that would be a limit. There are very few legendary/mythic casters that come anything close to a D&D one (I know one legendary/mythic source that gets close AND modern examples are far more likely and they acknowledge ahem the muggles are not the heroic characters but maybe sidekicks and ones to be defended). This super hero class casters was first noted with Gandalf years ago he was obviously a low level caster in D&D terms, I think it might have been level 6 and that was giving him lightning and fireball.
taken from: Was Gandalf Just A 5th Level Magic User? 2016 thhread by MorrisCirce literally had to poison someone to polymorph them now if you have to use subterfuge to get your spell to go off sometime that would be a limit. There are very few legendary/mythic casters that come anything close to a D&D one (I know one legendary/mythic source that gets close AND modern examples are far more likely and they acknowledge ahem the muggles are not the heroic characters but maybe sidekicks and ones to be defended). This super hero class casters was first noted with Gandalf years ago he was obviously a low level caster in D&D terms, I think it might have been level 6 and that was giving him lightning and fireball.
gandalf's race/species was a maiar. Whatever level he was that's like saying eleminster was an overgod by birth. Neither is a good comparison for things players playCirce literally had to poison someone to polymorph them now if you have to use subterfuge to get your spell to go off sometime that would be a limit. There are very few legendary/mythic casters that come anything close to a D&D one (I know one legendary/mythic source that gets close AND modern examples are far more likely and they acknowledge ahem the muggles are not the heroic characters but maybe sidekicks and ones to be defended). This super hero class casters was first noted with Gandalf years ago he was obviously a low level caster in D&D terms, I think it might have been level 6 and that was giving him lightning and fireball.
Fighter and Ranger. But what one considers "superheroic" is a matter of opinion. For me (focusing on "non-magical features"):Do you mean the fighter and the ranger or the fighter and the rogue? I'd also make a case for the barbarian never getting beyond "Hollywood action hero" to reach superheroic. Sure one can take punishment like John McClain and hit like a character played by The Rock - but they don't go beyond that and into outright superheroic. People don't complain as much because they start as larger than life and more or less just stay there.
The PC's usually don't even get close to that fantasy. Why? Because they all involve soft magic systems. Those character can do whatever the plot says they can, but the players actually must work through the restrictions of the casting system.except we let PCs play Gandalf Rastlin Merlin Harry Dresden and Dr strange...
Right, but then their origin makes them non-mundane, not their class.just like those demigods are fighters
Should have but do the martial types though?Good question! If you read through that section of the DMG, even the book says at tier 4 the PCs have "superheroic capabilities."
Sure, I've already agreed I think casters have too much magic that can affect too many aspects of the adventure.yup myths of magic men don't have them daily or even weekly throwing spells that take out an army.
DO you play 5e? they never run out. They have cantrips that scale with level now. (even then past level 5 they will rarly run out)Dungeon-crawling Wizards have more access to more spells because when they run out, they're practically useless.